Castle · near Falmouth · Cornwall

Pendennis Castle

Pendennis Castle is a device fort on the west side of the estuary of the River Fal, near Falmouth in Cornwall. It is a Grade I listed building. Look also at St Mawes Castle, 1.9 km away, first of 26 more within 15 km.

Photo: Pendennis Castle, Darren Shilson (CC BY 2.0)

Where

200 m

east of Falmouth

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 4%

#339 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle near Falmouth

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#339 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Falmouth

Pendennis Castle is 200 m east of Falmouth. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Falmouth has 209 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

Warm weather in Falmouth runs June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan10° / 5°132 mm

Feb10° / 4°113 mm

Mar11° / 5°86 mm

Apr13° / 6°78 mm

May15° / 8°66 mm

Jun18° / 11°70 mm

Jul20° / 13°81 mm

Aug20° / 13°89 mm

Sep18° / 12°80 mm

Oct15° / 9°129 mm

Nov12° / 7°148 mm

Dec10° / 5°146 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Falmouth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Falmouth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Falmouth’s full climate →

About

Pendennis Castle

The site is kept up by English Heritage. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 14 languages.

Falmouth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: 200 m east of Falmouth
Official site: pendenniscastle.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Orange marks Pendennis Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The biggest base of the 8 is Falmouth (24,066 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 200 m west of it

Falmouth

24,066 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km northeast of it

St Mawes

643 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km northwest of it

Flushing

745 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Mylor Bridge

1,534 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Pendennis Castle is	People	Places to visit
Falmouth	200 m west of it	24,066	13
St Mawes	1.8 km northeast of it	643	7
Flushing	1.9 km northwest of it	745	9
Mylor Bridge	2.8 km northwest of it	1,534	11
Penryn	3.4 km northwest of it	11,194	10
Budock Water	3.7 km west of it	571	12
Mawnan Smith	4.6 km southwest of it	1,001	11
Portscatho	6.1 km northeast of it	588	1

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

A visit can add 3 gardens, 2 art galleries and a castle, from 26 places within 15 km.

Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle1.9 km away 2

CathedralTruro Cathedral13 km away 3

Art galleryFalmouth Art Gallery2.1 km away 4

MuseumNational Maritime Museum Cornwall1.2 km away 5

Garden · National TrustGlendurgan Garden6.5 km away 6GardenGardenTrebah7.2 km away 7GardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden7.9 km away 8

Art galleryFalmouth Municipal Buildings2.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Pendennis Castle

Where is Pendennis Castle?

Pendennis Castle is 200 m east of Falmouth, Cornwall.

What is Pendennis Castle?

Device Fort on the west side of the estuary of the River Fal, near Falmouth in Cornwall, England, UK.

Who runs Pendennis Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Pendennis Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Falmouth, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Pendennis Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Pendennis Castle?

Within 15 km: St Mawes Castle (1.9 km), Truro Cathedral (13 km), Falmouth Art Gallery (2.1 km) and National Maritime Museum Cornwall (1.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Falmouth Art Gallery: Vernon39, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
National Maritime Museum Cornwall: Vernon39, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Glendurgan Garden: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Falmouth Municipal Buildings: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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